Mortality, movement and behaviour of native mussels during a planned water‐level drawdown in the Upper Mississippi River

Abstract

Managers in the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) are using reductions in the River's water levels during summer to mimic historical water regimes and rehabilitate habitats for vegetation and other species. Concerns for the unintended effects of these actions on mussel populations threatened to halt these projects.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 29, 2014
Source ID
10.1111/fwb.12461

Entities

People

  • Brian R. Gray
  • Steve J. Zigler
  • Teresa J. Newton

Organizations

  • The Nature Conservancy
  • United States Army Corps of Engineers
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Riverine Ecology
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.